(BVM) With the 2022 football season just weeks away, Massachusetts will be deploying one of the states most historic senior classes. James Bodily proved he was one of Idaho's best high school baseball players as a sophomore, leading Marsh Valley to the Class 3A state championship game. High school: Heritage Hall High School (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Career highlights: MLB.com No. He's been committed to TCU since 2018. As for one mans opinion of Eastern Mass. Williams followed his success on the football, field with accomplishments on the diamond. summer and fall during elite showcases and tournaments. All rights reserved (About Us). In addition to baseball, Thompson also plays soccer and Unified basketball. Heres some of the top performers that you should be keeping an eye out for coming out of the Class of 2023. The Blue Devils won a heated recruiting battle to land him. Arkansas. The UMass Lowell-commit Mucciarone had another stellar season on the mound last spring, leading the Panthers to another Kelley-Rex division title and an appearance in the MIAA Division 1 state title game. High school: Appoquinimink High School (Bear, Delaware), Career highlights: Delaware Gatorade Player of the Year (2020), Perfect Game No. Over the past 20 years, powerful recruiting websites have been letting us know who the best high school football and basketball players are in the country by the time they're barely in their teens. The green stuff on the ground, perhaps with mini (and soon, disappearing) snow piles in the vicinity? It's the time of year when bone-chilling cold gets tucked into a deep recesses of the brain, somewhere in the attic to collect dust for (hopefully) a while. Career highlights: Prep Baseball Report No. A Massachusetts high school baseball player has been selected in the second round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft. 18 overall (2022), 14U National Showcase Top Prospect List (2018). 1 spot and assume the. He's too talented to not try and pull off double duty permanently in college, at least. Potential high draft picks Jordan Lawler of Texas, Andrew Painter of Florida and Marcelo Mayer of California make the list. Jay Woolfolk is a unicorn a legitimate two-sport star committed to play football and baseball at the University of Virginia. He will play baseball at Fairfield University next year. 1 overall (2023), 14U Select Festival (2020), Team USA 14U National Development Team (2019). Moller can hit for power and has shown as much against the best arms in the nation that are in his age range. St. Mary's 13. NL East. Div. Kevin Askeland Jan 24, 2023 Baseball: Best player in every state Quin Phillips is the best high school baseball player in Wisconsin. 1 outfielder (2021), Area Code Games (2020), DIAA State Champion (2019), DIAA All-State (2019). A 6-foot-2, 205-pound stalwart at catcher, this Northeastern University baseball signee can really play anywhere on the field for the Redhawks. WORCESTER, Mass. More:Which MetroWest high school had the most successful winter sports postseason? At 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, the left-handed Reynolds is a steady presence at first base, in the outfield or on the mounds for the Blue Raiders, earning second-team Dual Valley Conference All-Star honors as the team reached the Division 5 state final in 2022. Tags: Austin Prep, Catholic Memorial, Dexter Southfield, Franklin High, Lawrence Academy, Milton High, Phillips Andover, St. John's Prep, Tabor Academy, Williston Northampton, Winchendon School, Worcester Academy, Copyright 2023 Seamans Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lambert talked about the talent and chemistry his team possessed, adding that he expected his team to be very good. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Smith does a bit of everything for the Blue Raiders, receiving second-team Dual Valley Conference All-Star honors as a junior in 2022. High school: West Monroe High School (West Monroe, Louisiana), Career highlights: MaxPreps Top 50 overall (2021), All-Northeast Louisiana (2019). Arizona. Selvidge might pitch and play outfield at the next level. Alright, maybe the grass has more of a brownish hue, a March staple. And in his sophomore season in 2019, he hit .456 with 51 RBI and seven home runs. All rights reserved. The winner of the regional will advance to the National Championship in Dallas, which will be televised on ESPN. One of the best players in the Class of 2022, JR Ritchie is a UCLA recruit who hails from Bainbridge Island probably the most unique hometown you'll find for any recruit on this list. 4 overall (2021), MaxPreps Top 50 overall (2021), MLB.com No. The head coach of the Massachusetts squad will be Braintree High coach Bill O'Connell, and his assistants will be Walpole High coach Chris Costello, BC High coach Steve Healy and Braintree assistant Jamie Walsh. High school: Marsh Valley High School (Arimo, Idaho), Career highlights: Class 3A state champion (2019), Class 3A State Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2019), Idaho State Journal All-Area (2019). Ole Miss commit Jackson Jobe was projected as a shortstop on the next level, but his performance in the 2020 summer showed he most likely has a future on the mound. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. Greger, who doesn't turn 17 until 2021, had 46 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings as a freshman for Bristol Central and helped lead his team to the state tournament. High school: Marist High School (Chicago, Illinois), Career highlights: MaxPreps Top 50 overall (2021), Prospect Select No. The Rollins College baseball signee is a returning Hockomock League All-Star. High school: Somerset High School (Somerset, Kentucky), Career highlights: MaxPreps Top 50 overall (2021), Perfect Game All-American (2020), Class 2A football state champion (2019). Chelmsford Bishop is committed to play for in-state University of Arkansas, and scouts have praised how much his arm strength seems to have improved on throws from the outfield. He had a .364 batting average with 16 RBI, 21 runs and 16 walks. Career highlights: All-Greater Metro Conference (2019), MaxPreps Top 50 overall (2021) Bottom Line: Quin Phillips Quin Phillips could be a high pick in the 2021 MLB draft. Div. Or success. High Schools Massachusetts Cities Subscribe to TBC PREMIUM . Braintree 9. 8 overall (2021), Perfect Game All-American (2020). A year ago as a sophomore, the 6-foot, 175-pound DiGiorgio helped the Panthers earn the top seed in the MIAA Division 1 tournament. Surf ad-free, get the daily PLAYER TRACKER (take a tour), access to . Last year, he hit .294 while walking 15 times with eight runs and seven RBI. That was nothing new for Burns, who routinely hits the upper 90s on his fastball. He's also built to play at the next level at 5-foot-11 and 205 pounds. Maddux Bruns committed to play for Mississippi State in 2018 and has the look of a future major league pitcher. View archived video of Want to check out other Top Performers? Dan Ventura has been a staple on the high school football since arriving at the Boston Herald in September of 1990. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 2023 BVM Sports. At such a young age, Smith has a really high baseball IQ. An all-around athlete, the 6-foot, 180-pound Haarde had a breakout season as a sophomore in 2022, earning Daily News All-Star honors. Boston Red Sox. Tabor Academy Seawolves. The North Carolina commit can hit leadoff and hit for power and, more importantly, has shown signs he'll be a great leader on whatever team he's on as his career progresses. Sundloff has big upside. HS Baseball Player State Rankings | Perfect Game USA Nineteen of the top high school players in Massachusetts have been selected to represent the state at the 2023 Geico High School Baseball National Championship Series, which will pit All-Star teams from each state against each other during a tournament in Dallas, Texas, from June 27-30. Just as the basketball and hockey state champions were posing for pictures on the Tsongas Center court or the TD Garden ice, spring coaches and players elsewhere were taking a peek out the window. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Braintree 9. There's something to be said about capturing the moment the affinity for delivering in big games. Braylon Bishop batted .431 with 13 RBI and five doubles as a sophomore in 2019 and established himself as one of the more athletic players in the Class of 2021. High school: Winder-Barrow High School (Winder, Georgia), Career highlights: Perfect Game No. AJ Colarusso, Groton (LHP) Colarusso is already shining this season, recently picking up a no-hitter against Thayer after a 17-strikeout performance that included a two-run homerun. Updated Class of 2023 Player Rankings (March) The group of 2023 prospects in New England is outstanding. Either way, these are the days those involved in spring sports have been waiting for. Baseball Academy Overview IMG Academy's baseball program is the nation's premier environment for dedicated student-athletes seeking to compete at the next level. You see that outside? North Andover 8. For so many players on this list, it's up in the air about what their position will be at the next level. 3 state final before losing to an excellent Taconic squad. Through two full high school seasons, Voelker has 121 strikeouts in 83 1/3 innings pitched with a 1.85 ERA. This 5-foot-9, 150-pound third baseman holds down the hot corner for the Hawks, being named a second-team Mid-Wach B All-Star selection as the Hawks went 17-5 and reached the MIAA Division 3 Round of 16 in 2022. The team will include prep, private and public school players who reside in Massachusetts. HS Baseball Player State Rankings | Perfect Game USA 1 out of the way, the tougher question becomes: who is No. That was the story. Heubeck is committed to play for Wake Forest and could be in the Demon Deacons' rotation the moment he steps on campus. 1 North finalist Lincoln-Sudbury. Pitcher Drew Christo also committed to play for the Huskers. Those coaches will look, Even though snow has fallen and temperatures have returned to winter-like levels of late, the Division 3 baseball season is underway for most of New, The latest guest on The Base Path Podcast is a rising star as a hitting instructor and the co-founder of the hitting platform Pelotero, Chris.